System Center Updates Publisher 2011

System Center Updates Publisher enables independent software vendors, OEMs and IT administrators to import, manage and develop software update definitions which can be deployed with System Center Configuration Manager.

System Center Updates Publisher is an application that enables independent software vendors or line-of-business application developers and IT administrators to import software update catalogs, create and modify software update definitions, export update definitions to catalogs, and publish software updates information to a configured update server. By using Updates Publisher to define software updates and publish them to the update server, administrators can begin detecting and deploying published updates with System Center Configuration Manager to client and server computers in their organization.

Feature Summary

Updates Publisher enables IT Administrators the ability to do the following:

Import software update catalogs created by non-Microsoft organizations or from within administrators organization

Note that SCUP requires administrator rights to install and will not prompt to elevate privileges. The best way is to launch a command (cmd) prompt with “Run as Administrator” option then run the SystemCenterUpdatesPublisher.msi

Software Update Migration Instructions: Updates Publisher 2011 does not support upgrading from previous version of Updates Publisher. Users can migrate software updates by following the steps below:

Launch Updates Publisher 4.5 or below

Flag all desired software updates

Launch the Export Wizard and specify to export all flagged updates, complete the Export Wizard